The Journal of Global Buddhism publishes material in the following four categories:

1. Research Articles (5,000 words and over)
2. Discussions and Critical Notes (2,000 words or less)
3. Bulletins (1,000 words or less)
4. Book Reviews

Contributors are welcome to contact the editors beforehand to discuss proposals or for guidance regarding the sorts of topics which are suitable for publication in the journal. Research articles will be subject to blind peer review by appropriate members of the Editorial Board or external evaluators selected at the editors' discretion.

Research articles must be submitted according to the Submission Procedures described below.

Authors should send inquiries directly to either of the General Editors at the addresses listed below:

Prof.Dr.Martin Baumann
Religionswissenschaftliches Seminar
Kasernenplatz 3, CH-6003 Luzern
Tel.: ++41/41 228 73 88
Fax.: ++41/41 228 61 09
www.unilu.ch/gf/relwiss/
Email:martin.baumann@unilu.ch
 

Dr. Cristina Rocha
University of Western Sydney
Parramatta Campus EBa
Locked Bag 1797
Penrith South DC 1797
Australia Phone: +61 2 9685 9600
Fax: +61 2 9685 9610
Email:C.Rocha@uws.edu.au

Discussions and critical notes may be sent to the journal either as e-mail or in the format described below under Submission Procedures. Discussions and critical notes will also be subject to blind peer review.

Bulletins will normally be submitted in the form of a simple e-mail message.

Publishers or others wishing to have books, audio tapes, videotapes, software or other publications in any media reviewed should send copies for consideration to the book review editor, at the address listed below:

        Franz Aubrey Metcalf
        Forge Institute for Spirituality and Social Change
        Email: franz@mind2mind.net

1. All submissions should be preceded by a header containing the title of the manuscript, the name(s) of the author(s), any affiliations, mail and email addresses, and telephone numbers. The header should be formatted as in the following example:
   
   a) Title: Title of Submission
   b) Author(s): A.N. Author
   c) Word length: 6,500 words
   d) Date of submission: 1 November 1994
   e) Address:
       Name of Institution
       Name of Department
       Full Postal Address
       Email Address
       Telephone Number
2. Please include an abstract of no more than 150 words after the header.
3. Send the wordprocessor file as an attachment to an email message to the Editors. You can also send it on a disk.
4. Please state the Wordprocessor you have used (e.g., Word for Windows v.6).
5. If you have used a special diacritic font please give the name (e.g., Indic Transliterator, CS Bitstream Charter, etc). For Transliteration issues, see the JGB Style Guide (link above).